
Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor of stage, screen and television who has appeared in many films including Clueless, Romeo + Juliet, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Anchorman, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Knocked Up. He regularly appears in both Frat Pack films and also films produced and/or directed by Judd Apatow.
Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Jewish immigrants from England; his family's original surname was "Rudnitzky". His father, Michael Rudd, was a historical tour guide who was formerly the vice president of World Airways, while Rudd's mother, Gloria, was a sales manager at television station KSMO-TV. He was raised in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended high school at Shawnee Mission West, and college at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.